Context Clues: Silly Words

Marie said, "That was quite a shindig at Amanda's house last night! All 50 people showed up!" Shindig means:

Those who knew Tricia's ardor for sports weren't surprised she spent all of her money on ski equipment. Ardor means:

Joel ate his dinner with his fingers. His mother said, "You're acting like a Neanderthal!" Neanderthal means:

Tania's neighbor was a curmudgeon. He never came out of his house except to complain. Curmudgeon means:

"You children are always lollygagging about! We've taken too much time already!" Lollygagging means:

"Stop giving Johnathan ice cream and candy when he gets hurt! You are mollycoddling him!" Mollycoddling means:

Francis went into the retirement home's lounge and saw her grandmother and friends playing cribbage. Cribbage means:

When the old man found out his neighbor was his long-lost brother, he was totally gobsmacked. Gobsmacked means:

When these polliwogs grow up and transform, we'll see and hear a lot of jumping and croaking. Polliwog means:

Trey said, "I thought there were thousands of stars, but this looks like a googolplex of stars!" Googolplex means:

I looked in the sky and saw a huge zeppelin floating overhead. A zeppelin is:

Anita said, "I'll make blancmange for dessert tonight if we have enough milk at home." Blancmange means: